West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board Meeting

August 16, 2013

Wisconsin Fast Forward update

Presented by Scott Jansen

Director – Office of Skills Development

Wisconsin Fast Forward

WFF Summary

•$20M of State GPR to build skilled/educated workforce through employer defined training programs and advanced LMIS system•$15 M dedicated to demand driven workforce training programs – supporting an economic development workforce paradigm•Program administration – Office of Skills Development (OSD)•Target audience - underemployed, unemployed and incumbent workers (some cohorts could include IHE students or HS grads)•Labor Market Information System upgrades = SKILLS

Wisconsin Fast Forward

Wisconsin Fast Forward

WFF – Transparency & Partnerships

•Administrative rule to define process with DWD grant procedures•Annual reporting required (metrics and ROI) - Governor and JFC•Council on Workforce Investment oversight – new members•WSTC and WEDC consultation required by statute•Additional strategic partners (DPI, WWDA, RCC, Chambers, etc.)•DWD provides program management and grant approval•Training cohorts – virtual recruiting

Wisconsin Fast Forward

WWF – Progress to Date

•Administrative rules (DWD 801) – emergency rule approval – end of September target date•Inquiry/review process established – WTCS, WEDC, WWDA•OSD Staff (4 positions)•OSD landing page and newsletter: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/osd/•Collaboration building and regional/industry thought leadership•Application development in process (trainees, grants, reports)

WFF – Principles

Business collaborations define skill requirements, provide $$ match, define training expectations, coordinate curriculum and training delivery, hire training program graduates and/or raise wages for incumbent workers – should not duplicate or supplant programs – prototype programs that are scalable, replicable, portable

Education and training collaborations evaluate inquiries, create-deliver training programs, build cohorts, consider sustainable programs, modify existing programming, award credentials, etc.

OSD receives/reviews inquiries, evaluates research, formulates grant program announcements, evaluates grant applications, monitors performance, conducts audits, produces reports

Office of Skills DevelopmentDirector: Scott Jansen

Program/Policy manager: Dennis Schuh

Grant Specialist: Karen Broitzman

Grant Technical Assistant: Sandra Hiebert

Scott.Jansen@dwd.wisconsin.gov

www.dwd.wisconsin.gov/osd